The Stone Roses (novel)
First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Sarah Gainham |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Spy Thriller |
| Publisher | Eyre and Spottiswoode |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
The Stone Roses is a 1959 spy thriller novel by the British writer Sarah Gainham.[1] It is set in Prague shortly after the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia.[2]
Synopsis
In 1948 an agent goes missing in Czechoslovakia, British spy Toby Elyat is sent in under cover as a newspaper reporter to try and locate him. Before long he is entangled with the operatives of the Soviet intelligence agency MGB.
References
Bibliography
- Burton, Alan. Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.